Erectile Dysfunction News and Research

Latest Erectile Dysfunction News and Research

Study shows brachytherapy is underused in the UK

Better outcomes can be achieved for prostate cancer patients using brachytherapy, a highly targeted form of radiotherapy, compared to surgery - this is the finding of a new study conducted by PANAXEA, The University of Twente, Netherlands.

From Elekta 22 Apr 2013

Two physicians receive Junior Investigator Recognition Awards at Internal Medicine 2013

Annals of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians will honor Adrienne Allen, MD, MPH and Matthew Spitzer, MD with the Junior Investigator Recognition Awards at Internal Medicine 2013, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians.

15 Apr 2013

Study: Despite high erectile dysfunction prevalence most patients remain untreated

Despite the high erectile dysfunction prevalence most patients receive no treatment, according to a new US study, presented at the 28th Annual EAU Congress. Undertreatment of ED continues to be common, even though the treatments have a proven efficacy and quality of life impact.

19 Mar 2013

Novel therapeutic strategy for post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction

Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells cultivated on the surface of nanofibrous meshes could be a novel therapeutic strategy against post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction, conclude the authors of a study which is to be presented at the 28th Annual EAU Congress later this week.

16 Mar 2013

RELAX study finds no beneficial effects of erectile dysfunction drug for diastolic heart failure

Despite high expectations for a commonly used erectile dysfunction drug to treat patients with diastolic heart failure, no beneficial effects were found in a study presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

13 Mar 2013

$Sildenafil does not help heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction$

Sildenafil does not help heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

A commonly used erectile dysfunction drug, sildenafil, doesn't help patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, a condition in which the heart's lower chambers are stiff and cannot relax and fill fully between beats.

12 Mar 2013

FDA accepts Ampio’s Patient Outcome for Premature Ejaculation questionnaire

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat prevalent inflammatory diseases, such as osteoarthritis (Ampion) and diabetic macular edema (Optina) and sexual dysfunction (Zertane) announced FDA acceptance of its POPE questionnaire, a modification of the Premature Ejaculation Profile (PEP) questionnaire that was used in the two successful Zertane Phase 3 clinical trials completed in Europe.

11 Mar 2013

Circumcision at 3 to 6 years does not impair psychosexual function in adulthood

Circumcision performed between ages 3 to 6 years does not adversely affect men’s psychosexual function during adulthood, report Turkish researchers.

14 Feb 2013

Study finds serious long-term side effects following prostate cancer treatments

A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences were no longer significant 15 years after initial treatment.

31 Jan 2013

Bionic devices: an interview with Dr Rylie Green

Bionic devices are implants which replace biological functions which have been lost due to nerve damage. They use electrical signals to stimulate the remaining nerve cells following disease or injury. Although the term bionic was only coined in the late 1950s, the earliest bionic devices were cardiac pacemakers, developed in the early 1900s. However the first commercial implantable units were not available until the 1950s.

14 Jan 2013

Periodontal disease may predispose men to impotence

Men in their thirties with chronic gum disease are at significantly increased risk for erectile dysfunction, suggests a study by Turkish researchers.

7 Jan 2013

Psychiatric patients at risk of hospitalization due to protected records

Medical centers that elect to keep psychiatric files private and separate from the rest of a person's medical record may be doing their patients a disservice, a Johns Hopkins study concludes.

3 Jan 2013

Prostate cancer patients experience minimal relief from side effects following proton radiotherapy

Prostate cancer patients receiving the costly treatment known as proton radiotherapy experienced minimal relief from side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, compared to patients undergoing a standard radiation treatment called intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

14 Dec 2012

Rehabilitation helps restore erectile function post radical prostatectomy

Results from a study published in BJU International indicate that penile rehabilitation programs can help restore erectile function following nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

10 Dec 2012

‘Weekend pill’ employed for muscular dystrophy

A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction may prevent functional muscle ischemia in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy, a small randomized trial shows.

6 Dec 2012

Chronic periodontitis present more often in men with erectile dysfunction

Men in their thirties who had inflamed gums caused by severe periodontal disease were three times more likely to suffer from erection problems, according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

4 Dec 2012

Tadalafil may offer therapeutic strategy in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have found in an initial clinical trial that a drug typically prescribed for erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension restores blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles in patients with a type of muscular dystrophy that affects males, typically starting in childhood or adolescence.

29 Nov 2012